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i think that almost in a way john mccain made the surge into the war as john mccain would have fought it as commander-in-chief. and anyone who questions it gets the wrath of mccain. and i watched that hearing, that part of the hearing with colonel jack jacobs and pat murphy, the governor of pennsylvania who served in iraq. and both of those guys were at the bottom of the pile. and you view war differently. but the lesson that these two men took from vietnam seems to have been so different. hagel took the questioning, the same thing patrick murphy feels, being lied to and feeling anger for knowing you friends died for what you believe to be a lie. >> here's lindsay graham, badgering defense nominee hagel. about his whether the iranian revolutionary guard should be designated terrorist organization. i think this is aimed at south carolina's right wing. let's listen. >> if there was a vote on the floor of the senate this afternoon, to label the iranian revolutionary guard, the people who have killed our soldiers in iraq, some of the most vicious people to the people of iran themselves, i
i think that almost in a way john mccain made the surge into the war as john mccain would have fought it as commander-in-chief. and anyone who questions it gets the wrath of mccain. and i watched that hearing, that part of the hearing with colonel jack jacobs and pat murphy, the governor of pennsylvania who served in iraq. and both of those guys were at the bottom of the pile. and you view war differently. but the lesson that these two men took from vietnam seems to have been so different....
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why is john mccain so gri? why america? why are we fighting the vietnam war all over again in the united states senate. the have it tree troll against chuck hagel. is it about lyndon johnson's inability to win that war or end it? what is it that burns so deeply in john mccain today? for some reason he wants to play it again and again in iraq and afterno afghanistan and again in iran. we look at the resentment burning in john mccain's heart. it's not against george w. bush and his political henchmen who tried to stay mccain's reputation in 2000 but a guy who fear and rallied against wounds just like he did. chuck hagel, a nightmare, by the way, whose flashbacks must haunt still the heart still of john sydney mccain. both are msnbc analysts. both of you, sir, and lady, are younger than me, but i must tell you i'm absolutely convinced we're watching a flashback. watch this. he did a long angry windup before he launched into his first so-called question which was really an indictment. it included putdowns as well as references
why is john mccain so gri? why america? why are we fighting the vietnam war all over again in the united states senate. the have it tree troll against chuck hagel. is it about lyndon johnson's inability to win that war or end it? what is it that burns so deeply in john mccain today? for some reason he wants to play it again and again in iraq and afterno afghanistan and again in iran. we look at the resentment burning in john mccain's heart. it's not against george w. bush and his political...
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to be honest, it was the conservatives that brought down john tower. i don't see that happening at this point, but you never know. >> i think a lot of the opposition to chuck hagel is for opposition sake. there is character assassination is homophobia and anti-semitism. i don't care if he is homophobic as vile as that is to me, i want to know his policies. it's about his positions on iran and hope these come up at the hearings. these are positions you can see on the screen. they are not just extreme. they are in contrast to our current administration's positions on iran. i wanted to know how that is going to square and how he can explain some of those decisions he made in the past. votes, for example, failing to classify hezbollah. a lot of these things deserve answers. i don't care about his personality and care about psychology on him. we do deserve answers on policy. >> the senate will work its will. having worked in the senate, i am working the right to say yes or no. those questions should be asked tomorrow by both democrats and republicans on the
to be honest, it was the conservatives that brought down john tower. i don't see that happening at this point, but you never know. >> i think a lot of the opposition to chuck hagel is for opposition sake. there is character assassination is homophobia and anti-semitism. i don't care if he is homophobic as vile as that is to me, i want to know his policies. it's about his positions on iran and hope these come up at the hearings. these are positions you can see on the screen. they are not...
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why is john mccain so angry? 40 years after the vietnam p.o.w.s came home, the most famous of them is angrier than ever. why is america, why are we fighting the vietnam war all over again in the united states senate? the ticked off vitriol against chuck hagel, what is it about? is it for show? is it about something hagel said in the cloakroom? is it the unfairness of vietnam itself, that some went and some didn't? is it about johnson's inability to win that war or end it? what burns so deeply in john mccain these days? it seems to excite those who knew nothing about vietnam but want to replay it. we dig into the deep well of resentment burning in john mccain's patriotic heart. a resentment not against the north vietnamese who imprisoned and tortured him all those years, not against george w. bush and his political henchmen who tried to stain mccain's reputation back in 2000, but against a guy who fought against fear and rallied against wounds just like he did in the same army of america's long nightmare in vietna
why is john mccain so angry? 40 years after the vietnam p.o.w.s came home, the most famous of them is angrier than ever. why is america, why are we fighting the vietnam war all over again in the united states senate? the ticked off vitriol against chuck hagel, what is it about? is it for show? is it about something hagel said in the cloakroom? is it the unfairness of vietnam itself, that some went and some didn't? is it about johnson's inability to win that war or end it? what burns so deeply...
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. >>> senator john mccain appeared at a breakfast in washington where he told a joke about himself and the low approval ratings of his colleagues. >> a guy ran up in the airport and say anybody tell you look like john mccain? i said, yeah. he says, doesn't it sometimes make you mad as hell? >> that's your morning dish of scrambles politics. >>> we tern to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning you to, bill. >> the last 48 hours have been a blur. so much cleanup to be done. now we're doing it in bitterly cold temperatures, too. the problem is all the way up through connecticut. look at these wind gusts. we just gusted to 52 miles per hour in hartford. 55 in bridgeport. that is enough to shake the house and wake a lot of people up. if you're driving at this hour, if you can, well, don't. wait another half hour. things will improve in connecticut. again, all of these really strong winds are now heading to boston. boston just clocked in. that is the highest i've seen in new england. 59 mile-per-hour wind gusts. we're going to have power outages with t
. >>> senator john mccain appeared at a breakfast in washington where he told a joke about himself and the low approval ratings of his colleagues. >> a guy ran up in the airport and say anybody tell you look like john mccain? i said, yeah. he says, doesn't it sometimes make you mad as hell? >> that's your morning dish of scrambles politics. >>> we tern to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning you to, bill. >> the last...
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self depp riication from john mccain at the breakfast panel this morning. here's the senator. think about the low approval ratings for members of congress. >> a guy ran up in the airport and said say, you look like senator john mccain? i said yeah. he said sometimes doesn't it make you mad at hell? >> a bet's a bet. after postponing due to injury, denver mayor michael hancock made good on the super bowl bet with stephanie rawlings-blake. he had to perform the signature dance. here it is. ♪ ♪ good luck, ray ray. >> he was not dragged into doing that. we said he had to do it. seems like someone enjoyed doing that dance. pretty cool. i like this girl. time for the "news nation" gut check. wow. as we told you earlier, massachusetts governor duvall patrick appointed his former chief of staff to replace john kerry in the u.s. senate. the governor picked cowan over barney frank who lobbied for the job after spending 30 years in congress. it's only good for a few months. the seat will be held in june. what does your cut tell you. think he should be selected as the senator from mas
self depp riication from john mccain at the breakfast panel this morning. here's the senator. think about the low approval ratings for members of congress. >> a guy ran up in the airport and said say, you look like senator john mccain? i said yeah. he said sometimes doesn't it make you mad at hell? >> a bet's a bet. after postponing due to injury, denver mayor michael hancock made good on the super bowl bet with stephanie rawlings-blake. he had to perform the signature dance. here...
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john cornyn in the senate yesterday said that would be unacceptable to him. that is a major sticking point. >> all right, alexander bolton, thank you for your time this morning. we appreciate your perspective. and now here's your "first look" at some of the other news going on. indiana and pennsylvania, snowy conditions proved dangerous for drivers. road closures and multicar pileups plagued communities and low visibility caused a detreat crash. >>> a scary tumble on to tracks was caught on cameras. a man was stumbling before he lost his balance and he fell over the tracks. we go next to virginia. clij students woke up to a nasty surprise. they discovered their cars were flooded. school officials say water from a nearby dam was released after midnight and the university made announcements and even went door to door to warn students. not everyone got the message. when students whose cars were flooded out said they never heard the warnings. >>> and in nebraska, a very special birthday for the zoo's newest editions. five lion cubs are 1 months old. they got litt
john cornyn in the senate yesterday said that would be unacceptable to him. that is a major sticking point. >> all right, alexander bolton, thank you for your time this morning. we appreciate your perspective. and now here's your "first look" at some of the other news going on. indiana and pennsylvania, snowy conditions proved dangerous for drivers. road closures and multicar pileups plagued communities and low visibility caused a detreat crash. >>> a scary tumble on to...
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>> john huntsman. >> absolutely. and i think we saw that in the romney campaign and in terms of his foreign policy advisers. many of them, brionski -- >> williamson. >> absolutely. who would -- >> transition. >> and these are people who have worked with democrats, republicans, they have worked on soft power issues, on hard power issues, and they're the emerging leadership. >> john bolton and dan at this no were the biggest voices in the campaign. >> they were seen in the "new york times" by the top foreign policy adviser. and i kind of agree with you that he went back and forth a little bit on those issues. >> look at what actually the candidate did himself, look what he stated, how he performed in the time debate, the republican debate on foreign policy in boca raton. but i actually just want to bring up a point that -- >> i think he shows that there was common ground that he was willing to even emphasize himself. for example, on libya. but i want to speak to this issue about a kind of rhetorical shift. i actually t
>> john huntsman. >> absolutely. and i think we saw that in the romney campaign and in terms of his foreign policy advisers. many of them, brionski -- >> williamson. >> absolutely. who would -- >> transition. >> and these are people who have worked with democrats, republicans, they have worked on soft power issues, on hard power issues, and they're the emerging leadership. >> john bolton and dan at this no were the biggest voices in the campaign....
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guess what, john kerry breezed through. he had many of the similar veets. >> but he wasn't a republican that broke records. see, congressman, the way he was delt with by senator mccain, let me show you the questioning of senator hagel, repeatedly today about why he opposed the troop surge. watch this. >> let me ask you a question. the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forth question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong and then you're free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no. it's far more complicated than that. our war in iraq, i think, was the most fundamentally bad, dangerous decision since vietnam. in the surge case in iraq, we lost almost 1200 dead americans during that surge. and thousands of wounded. now, was it required? was it necessary? i'm not sure. i'm not that certain that it was required: >> i mean, mccain just seems not to be able to get over him. i mean, what is he talking and badgering him about? clearly, the war was wrong. clearly, mr. hagel
guess what, john kerry breezed through. he had many of the similar veets. >> but he wasn't a republican that broke records. see, congressman, the way he was delt with by senator mccain, let me show you the questioning of senator hagel, repeatedly today about why he opposed the troop surge. watch this. >> let me ask you a question. the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forth question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong and then you're...
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clearly, john wanted chuck to say yes, i was wrong and you were right. and of course the verdict of history, as hagel tried to say, is still out on that. and frankly, in my view as a soldier, the surge had almost nothing to do with the actual increase in american troops. what it had to do was the coincidence of a number of things that were already moving in iraq. not least of which was the awakening. and it had to do with very frankly a general by the name of david petraeus taking advantage of this in order to enhance his own reputation. and as far as i'm concerned, the increase in troops had nothing to do with the change in the situation in iraq except that it got a bunch of them killed, as senator hagel was careful to point out. >> and that is paralleling his opening comments, which you talked about, about how he cared about those soldiers. there was no guarantee that the surge was -- >> absolutely. >> there was no guarantee the surge was going to work. the popularity of the war had dwindled dramatically in this country. and hagel was asking basic ques
clearly, john wanted chuck to say yes, i was wrong and you were right. and of course the verdict of history, as hagel tried to say, is still out on that. and frankly, in my view as a soldier, the surge had almost nothing to do with the actual increase in american troops. what it had to do was the coincidence of a number of things that were already moving in iraq. not least of which was the awakening. and it had to do with very frankly a general by the name of david petraeus taking advantage of...
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he lost to john mccain that year. but that year, 2008, also was not john mccain's first effort at winning the republican presidential nomination. he had run before as well. he had run in the year 2000, when he lost to george w. bush. and while that john mccain campaign and his loss that year has mostly been remembered for the egregiously racist dirty tricks played against john mccain in the south carolina primary that year, that's mostly what we think of when we think of him losing to george w. bush that year, now what is starting to become the more salient thing about that losing run, about that losing attempt at winning the republican presidential nomination, what seems more salient now is who john mccain's national co-chair was for that run. it was republican senator chuck hagel. there he is. you can see him in the little circle on the left there. with john mccain's entourage as john mccain was getting ready to launch his presidential bid back in 2000. this is the same chuck hagel who is president obama's nominee f
he lost to john mccain that year. but that year, 2008, also was not john mccain's first effort at winning the republican presidential nomination. he had run before as well. he had run in the year 2000, when he lost to george w. bush. and while that john mccain campaign and his loss that year has mostly been remembered for the egregiously racist dirty tricks played against john mccain in the south carolina primary that year, that's mostly what we think of when we think of him losing to george w....
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donors down there in texas who have it in for john kerry. he's definitely been a real hotdog since he's arrived in the senate wanting to stir things up as much as possible. he's very careful though. so if he sees the winds beginning to blow another way from what we've seen in the past and i have known him for -- since a dozen years ago when he was a junior staffer on the bush campaign, what we know is that he'll go in that direction. and it seems that the tea party is receding a bit and you can bet that ted cruz will catch that wave. >> just as a follow-up to that, dana, in "the washington post" today there was an interesting story about the sort of fine line that cruz is actually trying to walk in terms of on the one hand the tea party but on the other hand sort of taking a vice chair position with the national republican senatorial campaign committee, which we know jim demint refused to do. so he seems like he's trying to play it very carefully here. >> it's huge ambition, and the idea of embracing the tea party, look, this guy is not a fi
donors down there in texas who have it in for john kerry. he's definitely been a real hotdog since he's arrived in the senate wanting to stir things up as much as possible. he's very careful though. so if he sees the winds beginning to blow another way from what we've seen in the past and i have known him for -- since a dozen years ago when he was a junior staffer on the bush campaign, what we know is that he'll go in that direction. and it seems that the tea party is receding a bit and you can...
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when john mccain and actually john kerry were working on normalization on the p.o.w., m.i.a. question, john mccain almost came to blows with someone in his own party, with chuck grassley in iowa. he is volatile, temperamental. you have not just the relitigation of everything wered vietnam between these two people who served there, but the relitigation about iraq, which is what's worse, opposing the surge or proposing the colossal mistake of invading iraq in the first place? so there's a lot that's packed into a yes or no. tell me what you really think as well as obviously you're losing an election against the president and wanted to mess with him. mccain's psychodrama is face naturing, but it's not really about foreign he policy or defense policy. >> the mccain psychodrama extends to other members. the psychodrama extendstory members of the senate foreign relations committee. lindsey graham. this is lindsey graham yesterday on fox talking about -- let's just play the sound. >> the one thing i'm not going to do is vote on a new secretary of defense until the old secretary of d
when john mccain and actually john kerry were working on normalization on the p.o.w., m.i.a. question, john mccain almost came to blows with someone in his own party, with chuck grassley in iowa. he is volatile, temperamental. you have not just the relitigation of everything wered vietnam between these two people who served there, but the relitigation about iraq, which is what's worse, opposing the surge or proposing the colossal mistake of invading iraq in the first place? so there's a lot...
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the kennedy-john mccain comprehensive bill included both security and a path to citizenship. it was written that none of the provisions could be enacted until five areas were achieved. here is what is really interesting, although the bill died we actually made a lot of progress on those provisions anyway. the border security provision largely got it done, even as the path to citizenship got largely left behind. northbound one, operation control the border between u.s. and mexico, that was never really defined. one definition said the whole border had to be under government surveillance. that is true, it is 100% monitored. another definition says we need to be able to quickly respond to any activity, any activity on the border. we're up 57%, up from 1 first in 2007. but experts believe it is just unbelievably impossible. provision number two, staff enhancements for border patrol to 20,000 full-time agents, check, there are currently 24,000. number three, strong barriers which include at least 7,000 physical barriers, plus 105 radar and camera towers and at least four unmanned
the kennedy-john mccain comprehensive bill included both security and a path to citizenship. it was written that none of the provisions could be enacted until five areas were achieved. here is what is really interesting, although the bill died we actually made a lot of progress on those provisions anyway. the border security provision largely got it done, even as the path to citizenship got largely left behind. northbound one, operation control the border between u.s. and mexico, that was never...
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especially from former colleague and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain. joining me now for our daily fix chris cali sfwl za managing editor of post politics.com, and nbc news chief pentagon krbt jim miklaccewski. snoo. >> you're watching the hearings closely. this thing not going that well for chuck hagel, at least with his critics, john mccain is a very important member of this committee. >> what is so striking, andrea, is that chuck hagel has had a series of meetings with more than 50 of the members of the senate. all the questions that would be put to him must have come up in those conversations, and yet, before this committee there were times where he looked ill-prepared for questions that would have been pretty easy to anticipate. at the same time you had democrats trying to in a couple of instances almost rehabilitate his answers to clarify his point. now, to the good side, he had the opportunity to talk about how his own service in vietnam and that of his brothers has given him perspective that wab valuable if confirmed as the defense secretary, bu
especially from former colleague and fellow vietnam veteran john mccain. joining me now for our daily fix chris cali sfwl za managing editor of post politics.com, and nbc news chief pentagon krbt jim miklaccewski. snoo. >> you're watching the hearings closely. this thing not going that well for chuck hagel, at least with his critics, john mccain is a very important member of this committee. >> what is so striking, andrea, is that chuck hagel has had a series of meetings with more...
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the yes or no answer that john mccain was seeking, that would be like we know that john mccain crashed a bun of planes when he was a pilot in the united states navy. is he a good pilot or bad pilot? yes or no. there could have been a malfunction in one of the aircraft. they are trying to pigeonhole chuck hagel as a dove, someone who is not going to seek the strong interests of the united states, and isn't schooled up on policy. i remember that surge in iraq. there was a raging debate in this country as to how involved we would have to get to finish off what we started in iraq and senator hagel was against it at the time because he was thinking about the amount of resources and money we were going to spend that wasn't being accounted for. and so it's a complex answer. it's not a yes or no answer which, of course, mccain likes to put into a box. the other thing about syria, where is the march? where is the cry from the american peel right now to go get involved in somebody else's war? we don't have the resources right now. you can't put a number on death before we do get involved in some
the yes or no answer that john mccain was seeking, that would be like we know that john mccain crashed a bun of planes when he was a pilot in the united states navy. is he a good pilot or bad pilot? yes or no. there could have been a malfunction in one of the aircraft. they are trying to pigeonhole chuck hagel as a dove, someone who is not going to seek the strong interests of the united states, and isn't schooled up on policy. i remember that surge in iraq. there was a raging debate in this...
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sfwlimplt john kerry will be sworn in later today. he will inherit a long list including the threat of a nuclear iran. joining me is a scholar with the endowment for national peace. aem a davidson, the senior editor with the new yorker making sfwleen. thank you both. thank you very much. just as john kerry is heading to the state department, he is being sworn in privately this afternoon as hillary clinton exits, and she's going to be speaking at around 2:30, and we'll have that, of course, all live. he has apparently told "the boston globe" in a farewell interview as he went around massachusetts visiting points of his public career, he has told "the boston globe" that president obama offered hem a job a week before susan rice withdrew. this is a different timeline. david, what does this tell us about the doings of washington? we know that she first got herself into difficulty the second week of september after the benghazi attack on those five talk shows that blew p the following week when she was called to the hill, and then she was
sfwlimplt john kerry will be sworn in later today. he will inherit a long list including the threat of a nuclear iran. joining me is a scholar with the endowment for national peace. aem a davidson, the senior editor with the new yorker making sfwleen. thank you both. thank you very much. just as john kerry is heading to the state department, he is being sworn in privately this afternoon as hillary clinton exits, and she's going to be speaking at around 2:30, and we'll have that, of course, all...
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there is me, major garrett, john carl. standing side by side, the president is about to walk through that door and you're all trying to communicate literally three feet away from each other when are you blasting your broadcast voice out. >> you hear what they are saying, the voices in your head as well. >> it's terrible. i think it is -- having reported in some awful places, this is the hardest thing i have done, because you know that behind that door the president and his staff are listening to what you are saying, they are surely watching you, because they have asked me about things i have said shortly therefore, after, walks through the door. the biggest challenge in what we do, to keep your head about you when you are doing that. >>> a million breaking news developments throughout the day when are you covering the white house. when you think about it everything relates back to the white house. >> what about a favorite moment? did you have one from inauguration day. >> watching the first family. i loved it. i watched ma
there is me, major garrett, john carl. standing side by side, the president is about to walk through that door and you're all trying to communicate literally three feet away from each other when are you blasting your broadcast voice out. >> you hear what they are saying, the voices in your head as well. >> it's terrible. i think it is -- having reported in some awful places, this is the hardest thing i have done, because you know that behind that door the president and his staff are...
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can a voice like john mccain be one to help? as you know, you are a democrat in the sea of red in the state of arizona. >> well, look, i'm proud of senator mccain for taking a lead on this issue, and i'm proud of senator jeff lake, our other republican senator, who's also part of the gang of eight, part of the bipartisan senate proposal. when you have those two type of leaders coming to the table on comprehensive immigration reform, i think we're headed in the right direction. too much is made about the politics of it. i'm a mayor, all i care about is economic development and jobs in my city. all i know is passage of the dream act, passage of comprehensive immigration reform is good for my economy here. we need to improve trade relations with mexico. inaction by congress has hurt us here in arizona. it's time to act and move in the right direction. this is going to help our local economy. >> one thing we've also been covering, mayor, the gun control, gun violence debate. i want to bring in david sicilinni. gabby giffords testify
can a voice like john mccain be one to help? as you know, you are a democrat in the sea of red in the state of arizona. >> well, look, i'm proud of senator mccain for taking a lead on this issue, and i'm proud of senator jeff lake, our other republican senator, who's also part of the gang of eight, part of the bipartisan senate proposal. when you have those two type of leaders coming to the table on comprehensive immigration reform, i think we're headed in the right direction. too much is...
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this is not a john kerry confirmation here. >> yeah. i mean, there's been some chatter among the pundit classes and here i am in a similar seat. >> now you are officially a part. >> no, no. but this is going to sail through an it looks like he's going to make it. you know, you just don't know because if we think back to the last big contentious cabinet fight for john r. bolton in the bush administration's second term they knew there was resistance of democrats and thought he would get through and he didn't so this is where the rubber meets the road. it is in this hearing and i think it's a jump ball. now, you know, kelly o'donnell can tell you better in terms of whip count and things like that but we see real issues here that are rising and it's not going swimmingly to say the least. >> the no-votes so far, senator corning, senator in hof, senator wicker, tom coburn, pat roberts, dan coates. but going back to the television ads and, for example, the one ad i have seen a lot that tempted to put pressure on chuck schumer for coming out an
this is not a john kerry confirmation here. >> yeah. i mean, there's been some chatter among the pundit classes and here i am in a similar seat. >> now you are officially a part. >> no, no. but this is going to sail through an it looks like he's going to make it. you know, you just don't know because if we think back to the last big contentious cabinet fight for john r. bolton in the bush administration's second term they knew there was resistance of democrats and thought he...
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this morning, speaker john boehner said this is the wrong time for president obama to scrap his jobs council and delay his budget. month after month, we see the same thing, high unemployment and even more debt. the white house knew this criticism was coming. >> when we hear some of the somewhat ridiculous criticisms about this, they come from people on capitol hill who have consistently opposed every growth initiative and job creation initiative the president has put forward. >> i want to bring in "washington post" political reporter karen tumelty and michael crowley. good morning. >> nice to be here. >> he asked the chairman of the white house council on economic advisers if washington is the biggest problem, including the sequester. here's what he said. >> this is something that the president has provided a plan. the sequester is bad policy. it's something that we should eliminate. it wasn't intended to take place. and we got a taste for the impact the sequester might have if it were to take place with the last gdp numbers. and also i would emphasize that in addition to the broader
this morning, speaker john boehner said this is the wrong time for president obama to scrap his jobs council and delay his budget. month after month, we see the same thing, high unemployment and even more debt. the white house knew this criticism was coming. >> when we hear some of the somewhat ridiculous criticisms about this, they come from people on capitol hill who have consistently opposed every growth initiative and job creation initiative the president has put forward. >> i...
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i was thinking of john kerry. >> why? >> because i thought kerry was going to be secretary of state. then i thought susan rice was going to be. so when i watch that ad, that tease there, i said oh my god. this is going to be like wag the dog when they knew the girl was wearing a beret before the girl knew. this is going to be a drama of art proceeding life. where'd you get this idea? >> the original book that was written by michael dobbs, he based his character largely on richard iii because i think he was in margaret thatcher's government. he got out of government with a bad taste in his mouth. he wrote this book as a kind of revenge. and david fincher, it came from david the idea of rebooting the idea to the united states. we thought it would transfer incredibly well. it was a great hit series in britain in the '90s. they called him francis ercot then. >> let me ask you about inside. you played an inside guy like i used to be. inside. not king, not president. those characters seem more interesting today. the ones inside
i was thinking of john kerry. >> why? >> because i thought kerry was going to be secretary of state. then i thought susan rice was going to be. so when i watch that ad, that tease there, i said oh my god. this is going to be like wag the dog when they knew the girl was wearing a beret before the girl knew. this is going to be a drama of art proceeding life. where'd you get this idea? >> the original book that was written by michael dobbs, he based his character largely on...
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just as i did when i co-authored the 9/11 gi bell with webb, lautenberg and john warner. this includes focusing on the mental health of our fighting force because no one who volunteers to fight and die for this country should ever feel like they have nowhere to turn. that's unacceptable for this country. in my 12 years in the senate, my one guiding principle on every security decision i made and every vote i cast was always this. simply this. is our policy worthy of our troops and their families and the sacrifices that we ask them to make? that same question will guide me if i am confirmed as secretary of defense. our men and women in uniform and their families must never doubt their leader's first priority is them. i believe my record on veterans issues over the years going back to my service in the veterans administration under president reagan demonstrates my rock solid commitment to our veterans and their families. we must always take care of our people. that's why i will work to ensure everyone who volunteers to fight for this country has the same rights and same opp
just as i did when i co-authored the 9/11 gi bell with webb, lautenberg and john warner. this includes focusing on the mental health of our fighting force because no one who volunteers to fight and die for this country should ever feel like they have nowhere to turn. that's unacceptable for this country. in my 12 years in the senate, my one guiding principle on every security decision i made and every vote i cast was always this. simply this. is our policy worthy of our troops and their...
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we saw john kerry go through a hearing. and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to chuck hagel. after i watched the hearing, i remembered the lyrics to a country song. you mean i shaved my legs for this? you mean we're having this huge fight over this guy who cannot even articulate our policy towards iran? >> robert? >> let's be clear. >> this performance was not good. >> two things. i want to go about something that ana just said. if you turned on cspan and hadn't watched tv in the intervening six years, you would think we had 150,000 troops parked right now in iraq. this next defense secretary is not going to deal with iraq and the surge. this was a vanity thing for john mccain to try to prove to a former friend who disagreed with him that he was right on the surge and that chuck hagel was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong
we saw john kerry go through a hearing. and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to chuck hagel. after i watched the hearing, i remembered the lyrics to a country song. you mean i shaved my legs for this? you mean we're having this huge fight over this guy who cannot even articulate our policy towards iran? >> robert? >> let's be clear. >> this performance was not good. >> two things. i want to go about something that ana just said. if you turned on cspan...
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john kerry is going to be sworn in later today. with me now is blake zeph, former presidential campaign aide to the president, and as well as hillary clinton. blake, a lot of speculation about what's coming next. we know over this weekend hopefully there's some super bowl time. hopefully there's going to be some not setting alarm clock, you know, for next week. where do you see her reemerging? like, what's the time line of her taking time off? >> i think one thing that's really interesting to look at is when bill clinton ran for president in 1992, the first time, he actually did not announce his run until october of '91. that was a couple months before those early caucuses and primaries. hillary clinton when she ran in '08 had to announce in january of '07. that was really a kind of quicker time line than they had really wanted and were comfortable with. so my sense is that hillary clinton would like to take her time, really sort of, you know, get her ducks in a row, relax a little bit and i would not expect her to have to make a d
john kerry is going to be sworn in later today. with me now is blake zeph, former presidential campaign aide to the president, and as well as hillary clinton. blake, a lot of speculation about what's coming next. we know over this weekend hopefully there's some super bowl time. hopefully there's going to be some not setting alarm clock, you know, for next week. where do you see her reemerging? like, what's the time line of her taking time off? >> i think one thing that's really...
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john sherman! president mckinley's secretary of state was chairman of the foreign relations committee from 1886 to 1893. if kerry is confirmed, he'll be the first to hold both jobs in 115 years. how about that? got a taririvia question for us e-mail us at dailyrundown@msnbc.com. we'll be right back. the audacie your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be for cookies, not your investment strategy. if you believe in the sheer brilliance of a simple explanation. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do: face time and think time make a difference. join us. [ male announcer ] at edward jones, it's how we make sense of investing. get coricidin hbp. the number one pharmacist recommended cold brand designed for people with high blood pressure. and the only one i use to relieve my cold symptoms without raising my blood pressure. coricidin hbp. >>> let's b
john sherman! president mckinley's secretary of state was chairman of the foreign relations committee from 1886 to 1893. if kerry is confirmed, he'll be the first to hold both jobs in 115 years. how about that? got a taririvia question for us e-mail us at dailyrundown@msnbc.com. we'll be right back. the audacie your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be for cookies, not your...
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we have a lot to talk about, including john kerry's final farewell in the senate after three decades of service. we'll show you his emotional speech. plus, israel launches a rare strike inside the syrian border. coming up, a live report on what they were targeting and why. first, our top story here at 5:30 a.m. eastern time in new york city. we begin with the first congressional hearing on gun control since the shootings in newtown. gabby giffords who survived a shooting two years ago made an appearance before the senate judiciary committee reading off a page of handwritten prepared remarks, she urged congress to act now. >> too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. it will be hard, but the time now. you must act. be bold, be courageous. americans are counting on you. thank you. >> giffords husband mark kelly says expanding background checks should be a top priority but the nra's chief executive yesterday refused to give any ground. >> we know from what happened in tucson that if there was an effective background check which includes having the mental heal
we have a lot to talk about, including john kerry's final farewell in the senate after three decades of service. we'll show you his emotional speech. plus, israel launches a rare strike inside the syrian border. coming up, a live report on what they were targeting and why. first, our top story here at 5:30 a.m. eastern time in new york city. we begin with the first congressional hearing on gun control since the shootings in newtown. gabby giffords who survived a shooting two years ago made an...
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she also led the prosecution against mob boss john gotti. she won the conviction that put him in prison for the rest of his life. several other prosecutors had tried to do that, but had failed to it. she did it. in 1996 she helped convict ramzi yousef for his attempt to assassinate the pope and blow up multiple planes in flight. he was the nephew of sheikh khalid mohammed. in 1991 she helped prosecute four-the men who helped orchestrate the embassy bombing in africa. president obama nominated mary jo white to be the what is essentially the top cop of wall street. >> as one former chairman said, mary jo does not intimidate easily, and that's important, because she has a big job ahead of her there is much more work to be done to complete the task of reforming watts to make sure american investors are better protected going forward. >> it's not the only thing you should know about her career given this nomination. it's also the matter of her decade as a defense attorney, not a prosecutor, but a defense attorney. when she left the prosecutor's o
she also led the prosecution against mob boss john gotti. she won the conviction that put him in prison for the rest of his life. several other prosecutors had tried to do that, but had failed to it. she did it. in 1996 she helped convict ramzi yousef for his attempt to assassinate the pope and blow up multiple planes in flight. he was the nephew of sheikh khalid mohammed. in 1991 she helped prosecute four-the men who helped orchestrate the embassy bombing in africa. president obama nominated...
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i was thinking of john kerry because i thought john kerry was going to be secretary of state and then susan rice. >> right. >> i couldn't tell if there had been some internation from the president that he was going to get it. so when i watched that tease there, i said oh my god, this is going to be like "wag the dog" when they knew the girl was wearing a beret before the girl was wearing a beret. this is going to be the art preceding life. so what is this? where did you get the idea? i heard it's "richard iii." >> the original book that was written by michael dobbs, he based his character largely on "richard iii." i think because he was in margaret thatcher's government, he was her press secretary, i think when he got out it was with a bad taste in his mouth. so he wrote this based on revenge and "richard iii" and iago. it came from david rebooting the series to the united states. we thought it would transfer incredibly well. it was a big hit series in britain in the 1990s. and they called him francis urquhart. i'm francis underwood, the initials still f.u. >> you played ron klain. >>
i was thinking of john kerry because i thought john kerry was going to be secretary of state and then susan rice. >> right. >> i couldn't tell if there had been some internation from the president that he was going to get it. so when i watched that tease there, i said oh my god, this is going to be like "wag the dog" when they knew the girl was wearing a beret before the girl was wearing a beret. this is going to be the art preceding life. so what is this? where did you...
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john kerry gets unanimous approval from his foreign relations committee in the senate. now it is up to the full senate for a final vote on the floor toda today. >> what a privilege to work with you and now to work with you in a different way. thank you. >> after 29 years in the senate who is his governor going to pick to temporarily replace kerry? did barney frank campaign too openly for that seat? >> is -- >> what does that mean? >> anybody but barney? >> no. >> this is a chance for you to make history. are you going to make history? >> well, i'm going to make an appointment of someone i'm confident will be a good steward and be interested in the people of the kwel for the four or five months until the people elect their permanent representative. >> the cabinet's last remaining republican is out as ray la hood said he is leaving transportation. hillary says good-bye. >> i don't feel i want to see peace in the middle east and prosperity for all people and i want to see women and girls given their rights and opportunities. >> and some australian radio hosts asked madam s
john kerry gets unanimous approval from his foreign relations committee in the senate. now it is up to the full senate for a final vote on the floor toda today. >> what a privilege to work with you and now to work with you in a different way. thank you. >> after 29 years in the senate who is his governor going to pick to temporarily replace kerry? did barney frank campaign too openly for that seat? >> is -- >> what does that mean? >> anybody but barney? >>...
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senators are with him including john mccain. the president has one event today, to award science and technology medals at the white house. and, of course, today is the good-bye for secretary clinton at the state department. >>> you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] how do you make america's favorite recipes? just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i worked a patrol unit for 17 years in the city of baltimore. when i first started experiencing the pain, it's hard to describe because you have a numbness but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went back to my health care professional, that's when she suggested the lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known
senators are with him including john mccain. the president has one event today, to award science and technology medals at the white house. and, of course, today is the good-bye for secretary clinton at the state department. >>> you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] how do you make america's favorite recipes? just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for...
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from the mouths of john mccain and lindsey graham as they slashed away at war hero hagel. badgering the witness is too nice a description. the hawks swirled like buzzards sweeping down, pecking and pulling at the skin of a former colleague who dared to say this country's been too ready to enter wars the american people quickly wish we'd never gotten into. what's with this hatred now centered in the american sunbelt? what do we make of this poll that shows two out of three texas republicans now want our president impeached? why the cussedness, why the range war, why the hatred of anyone who dares to stand with obama? why can't politics be a matter of belief and honest disagreement, not hatred? why the sick little intramurals we saw today? we begin with senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. i want you to watch this back-and-forth between john mccain and the witness today, chuck hagel. let's take a look. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorre
from the mouths of john mccain and lindsey graham as they slashed away at war hero hagel. badgering the witness is too nice a description. the hawks swirled like buzzards sweeping down, pecking and pulling at the skin of a former colleague who dared to say this country's been too ready to enter wars the american people quickly wish we'd never gotten into. what's with this hatred now centered in the american sunbelt? what do we make of this poll that shows two out of three texas republicans now...
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the treatment of john kerry by john mccain versus chuck hagel and john mccain is night and day. we have to leave it there, but after the break top republicans m house and senate part way on a key debt ceiling bill. will the intraparty scism end in heartburn or heart break? for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh... ...with geico... ohhh...sorry! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable lahtuger). what are you doing there? stop making me laugh. vo: geico. saving people money for over seventy-five years. gecko: don't look at me. don't look at me. >>> the republican party is engaged in a fierce game of tug-of-war with itself. last week after speaker john boehner pleaded with his party to vote for a bill to extend the debt limit for three months, 33 members broke rank.
the treatment of john kerry by john mccain versus chuck hagel and john mccain is night and day. we have to leave it there, but after the break top republicans m house and senate part way on a key debt ceiling bill. will the intraparty scism end in heartburn or heart break? for over 75 years people have saved money with...ohhh... ...with geico... ohhh...sorry! director's voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut...
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democrats publicly criticizing cia nominee, john brennan. my gaggle's going to join me next early as we prepare for hagel and other stuff. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. a quiet day for him on the record, with the focus on chuck hagel. but vice president biden, by the way, goes up to capitol hill to meet with senate democrats on guns. you're watching "the daily rundown," only on msnbc. people love our potpourri parties. it's a smell of a good time. this is the juniper! oh that is magical. [ male announcer ] when you combine creamy velveeta with zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles, you'll get a bowl of queso that makes even this get-together better. you'll get a bowl of queso so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you
democrats publicly criticizing cia nominee, john brennan. my gaggle's going to join me next early as we prepare for hagel and other stuff. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. a quiet day for him on the record, with the focus on chuck hagel. but vice president biden, by the way, goes up to capitol hill to meet with senate democrats on guns. you're watching "the daily rundown," only on msnbc. people love our potpourri parties. it's a smell of a good time. this is the...
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so it's not a polarizing issue with john kerry. part of the reason we are seeing less dysfunction -- on other issues they are not as divided. you may have 80 senators vote for immigration at the toechbd day, i think. >> we are talking about the senate not being as dysfunctional, the house still seems to be just as dysfunctional as it has been over the past few years, will that be accurate? >> i think you have house republicans starting to see what their political incentives have and that is why they suspended the debt ceiling. they went on a retreat and got a talking to by boehner and others that said, let's not commit political suicide again. people are blaming us, hosts on msnbc are blaming us for all the stuff and we have to stop giving them a reason to do it. >> thank you both. for our folks at yale, we would like acknowledgment that we have had two alums on at the same time, so send us a check. >> sorry, molly. >> coming up, we will talk more about chuck hagel's conformation hearing with former senator and fellow vietnam war v
so it's not a polarizing issue with john kerry. part of the reason we are seeing less dysfunction -- on other issues they are not as divided. you may have 80 senators vote for immigration at the toechbd day, i think. >> we are talking about the senate not being as dysfunctional, the house still seems to be just as dysfunctional as it has been over the past few years, will that be accurate? >> i think you have house republicans starting to see what their political incentives have and...
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you can call me john hogan. >> john hogan gidly, thanks so much, gang. our andrea mitchell will have a sit-down interview with hillary clinton, that's tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> up next, all democrats on board. the senator adding up the votes for chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary says he hasn't counted a no vote yet. >>> plus, ending the gay ban. the boy scouts are considering an historical policy change. we'll talk with the former den mom, jennifer terrell, about how this impacted her, her family directly. our question to you today, who deserves credit for acting on immigration? you can tweet m me @thomasaroberts, find me on facebook. boo! i am the ghost of meals past. when you don't use new pam, this is what you get. residue. [ female announcer ] bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that's why there's new pam. we create easy-to-use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they let you visualize what might happen next. that's genius! we knew
you can call me john hogan. >> john hogan gidly, thanks so much, gang. our andrea mitchell will have a sit-down interview with hillary clinton, that's tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> up next, all democrats on board. the senator adding up the votes for chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary says he hasn't counted a no vote yet. >>> plus, ending the gay ban. the boy scouts are considering an historical policy change. we'll talk with the...